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Dr Penny Jamieson

English-born New Zealander Penny Jamieson was the first woman in the world to be ordained a diocesan bishop of the Anglican Church

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28 January

1901 Hardham wins VC in South Africa

Wellington blacksmith William Hardham served in South Africa with the fourth New Zealand contingent. He was the only New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross in the South African War.

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South African War 1899-1902

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William Hardham biography (DNZB)
Victoria Cross (1966 encyclopaedia)
Cenotaph Database (Auckland War Memorial Museum)
Hardham Portrait (War art - Archives NZ)
Fact Sheet - Victoria Cross

1827 D'Urville sails through French Pass

In a feat of great navigational daring - and after several attempts - the French explorer Dumont d'Urville sails the Astrolabe through French Pass into Admiralty Bay in the Marlborough Sounds. more...